TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman said that Iran has always respected the territorial integrity of Iraq and has an unchangeable policy in this regard.

In response to the reporters' question about raising the Iraqi Kurdistan Region flag in the welcoming ceremony of Nechirvan Barzani, the head of the region, Saeed Khatibzadeh called it a mistake on the part of the airport-based executive team.

Iran has always respected the territorial integrity of Iraq and has an unchangeable policy in this regard, he stressed.

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